Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Villa Clarisse, Ile de Ré, Atlantic Coast
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location In the centre of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, about 3 minutes’ walk from the harbour
Annual opening April to end October
Closest airport Bordeaux
Distance from airport Two hours’ drive
Closest railway station La Rochelle
Distance from railway station 40 minutes by car
Hotel facilities and services
Casual restaurant in the garden, Fine dining restaurant at the Hotel de Toiras, garden, heated outdoor pool, valet parking (chargeable at about Euros 20 per day).
Land sports
Bicycles for hire
Out and about nearby
The natural landscape and seascape of the Ile de Ré, the Baleines light-house, the eco-museum of the salt marshes, the port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (a UNESCO world heritage site) with its Vauban citadel, picturesque port, church with its bell tower, the half-timbered La Vinaterie, the Ernest Cognacq Museum of local history, the beaches and water sports facilities of the island, local arts, crafts and antiques. La Rochelle is about 20 minutes’ drive away.
Sports nearby
Hiking, cycling, horse-riding, water-sports including dinghy sailing, catamaran sailing, canoeing, wakeboarding, paddle-boarding, golf (9-hole on the Ile de Ré and 18-hole at La Rochelle) and fishing.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Privilege room for 7 nights for a fly-drive holiday
From about
£2,495 Until 30 June and from 1 September
£2,825 From 1 July to 31 August
Holiday Code EXH46335
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Villa Clarisse, Ile de Ré, Atlantic Coast
The Villa Clarisse is a boutique, 4-star, Relais & Chateaux member with just nine rooms and suites, renovated meticulously and launched as an hotel in 2011. The original house dates from the 18th Century and was the birthplace of Ferdinand Auguste Lapasset, a general in the French army. Today the Villa Clarisse combines modern comforts for rest and relaxation with the authentic charm of a typical regional house of the Ile de Ré. The Villa Clarisse benefits from its location in the old town, but with a beautiful garden of lawns and beds, where you find the outdoor heated swimming pool (also available to guests of the sister-hotel, the Hotel de Toiras). Light lunches are served here in the garden. The harbour and the Hotel de Toiras with its fine-dining restaurant are about three minutes’ walk away. The church of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is two steps from the Villa Clarisse. The bedrooms and suites of the villa are light and breezy reflecting the mood and the colours of the island. Whites and other neutral shades enhanced by splashes of dark blue create a restful ambience. Valet parking can be arranged for you at a cost of Euros 20 per day. The size of the house makes it ideal for a private let, perhaps for a family or function, up to a maximum of twenty guests.
Room descriptions
The Villa Clarisse has 4 rooms and 5 suites, each with bathroom with bathtub and shower, hairdryer, bathrobes and slippers, complimentary WiFi, flat screen television, mini-bar, safety deposit box, individually controlled air-conditioning, writing desk.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Privilege room for 7 nights for a fly-drive holiday
From about
£2,495 Until 30 June and from 1 September
£2,825 From 1 July to 31 August
Holiday Code EXH46335
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Villa Clarisse, Ile de Ré, Atlantic Coast
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Villa Clarisse, our clients usually arrive by car (hire-car or own car), either to visit the hotel on its own for a long stay or as part of a multi-centre touring holiday. We include flights and hire-car with this holiday but can arrange it to be a self-drive with a ferry or Eurotunnel crossing, or you can travel by train to La Rochelle and collect a hire-car there. If you don’t want the use of a hire-car, transfers from La Rochelle station can be arranged.
Special offers
Call to make your booking and save an extra £50 per adult Call us instead of emailing us when you are thinking of booking a holiday and save an extra £50 per adult (in addition to any special offers that might be available). We want to talk to you to discuss your requirements and a phone call is usually the best way for you to define what you want enabling us to respond more accurately. We want to talk to you and you save an extra £50 per adult.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Privilege room for 7 nights for a fly-drive holiday
From about
£2,495 Until 30 June and from 1 September
£2,825 From 1 July to 31 August
Holiday Code EXH46335
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Villa Clarisse, Ile de Ré, Atlantic Coast
About Bordeaux Region
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Bordeaux is a chance to explore a region renowned the world over for its wines and its awe-inspiring chateaux, whilst Cognac is less explored yet holds a countless store of treasures waiting to be appreciated. The Bordeaux region is ideal for short breaks and touring holidays with a range of sights to discover. Cognac country is a perfect destination for the discerning traveller as it is still relatively unknown yet is within very easy reach of more popular areas such as the coastal resorts between La Rochelle and Royan about 30 minutes` drive to the west, the Medoc and Saint Emilion vineyards about 45 minutes` drive to the south and the intriguing Marais Poitevin about an hour`s drive to the north. Moreover, the cuisine has a character of its own, utilising cognac, pineau and Marennes oysters. A holiday to the Bordeaux and Cognac regions is highly recommended. A fantastic way to discover the region is to incorporate it into a self-drive touring holiday, flying to Bordeaux and then exploring this area as well as the Basque Country and Carcassonne by hire-car. It is also accessible by train, such as in our suggested rail holiday travelling to the Loire Valley and Bordeaux which also allows you to explore by hire-car.
Highlights of Bordeaux
Visit vineyards and chateaux, for tasting and buying. Visit the oyster beds. Experience the Cognac distilleries, and the Romanesque architecture. Bordeaux is the historical centre for wine however you may also visit the villages of the wine region such as St Emilion.
Climate in the Bordeaux Region
Average air temperatures in Centigrade: Jan: 10.0, Feb: 9.4, Mar: 12.2, Apr: 19.5, May: 18.0, Jun: 23.7, Jul: 27.2, Aug: 25.7, Sep: 24.2, Oct: 19.7, Nov: 15.4, Dec: 11.0. Source: Direction de la Meteorologique de France
